NCU Bachelor Degree and University of Canterbury Certificate of Proficiency leading to Master of Applied Data Science for University of Canterbury

Summary

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Students who complete 3 years of successful study towards a bachelors degree at NCU's School of Software Engineering or School of Information Engineering will be admitted to the University of Canterbury Certificate of Proficiency. Students will be awarded both a NCU bachelor's degree and a UC Certificate of Proficiency. Successful graduates will be admitted to the University of Canterbury Master of of Applied Data Science (3 years + 1 year + 1 year).
New Zealand Qualification
Data science is a new profession emerging along with the exponential growth in size and availability of 'big data'. A data scientist provides insight into future trends from looking at past and current data. Data science is an essential skillset in a world where everything from education to commerce, communication to transport, involves large-scale data collection and digitalisation.
This conversion Master's is designed to accommodate students from a range of backgrounds (not just those with Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science majors), who want to enhance or build their data science capabilities and combine these with the skills and knowledge they bring from their previous studies. So long as you are data-hungry and industry-aware; this degree can add to your employability and career prospects.